Thanks for your comments. After 17 years of using windows in too many flavors (some of which sucked bad, most of which just sucked), I am underwhelmed by Microsoft’s ability to get things right even after three versions. Vista is the current example du jour.
So far, I have discovered an extremely stable operating system, applications that do the tasks I require, and the backup of VMFusion to run windows xp, if I run into any application that I “just have to have”. I will do my best to avoid those entirely. And I’m in no hurry. If I’m over in 30-45 days, I’ll be pleased.
I don’t know what to tell you about problems - like a bad power cord. Obviously, if you manufacture millions of anything, you will have some problems. I don’t see Apple as perfect, so I accept that. Microsoft is clearly not perfect either, so that argument falls flat with me.
On the other hand, I will never, ever, ever get back the thousands of hours of my only life that have been devoted to solving the problems Microsoft has created repeatedly through its failures and lousy systems.
To each his own.
“I will never, ever, ever get back the thousands of hours of my only life that have been devoted to solving the problems Microsoft has created”
Simply installing Service Pack 3 wreaked havoc on my system; I had to restore the system to an earlier date and am running without 3 now.
I’ve hated Gates and Microsoft since I had to go to Word from WordPerfect. Word sucks.
My experience with Apple is this: their hardware is essentially commodity parts with some unique, well-thought out gimmicks (the magnetic power cord has probably saved my MBP a lot of spills). But, as with all hardware, it breaks. That's life.
Where Apple shines is customer service. My old-model iPhone died last week, and since they weren't able to get me a replacement, they gave me a free upgrade. Oh, they'll get their money back from me. They ensured that my family will look at Macs first.
Microsoft doesn't do that. Look at how MS handled the Vista fiasco. Instead of realizing they messed up big time, they started the insulting "Mojave" advertisements. As though finding out I can do panoramic pictures will compensate for it being bloated and unstable.